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9th out of 100 books
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Thursdays at Eight
by
Debbie Macomber (Goodreads Author)
For four women who meet for breakfast every Thursday at eight, their differences only serve to draw them closer together as they share in each other's sorrows and joys. And each woman's unique story becomes an opportunity to learn, to nurture and to overcome life's obstacles... together.
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages
Published
May 1st 2002
by Mira Books
(first published 2001)
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For four women who meet for breakfast every Thursday at eight, their differences only serve to draw them closer together as they share in each other's sorrows and joys. And each woman's unique story becomes an opportunity to learn, to nurture and to overcome life's obstacles... together.
It is an unashamedly chick-lit book at its best, offering four cleverly interwoven stories unfolding over breakfast every Thursday at eight.
You are offered the stories of four very different women: Clare has just...more
It is an unashamedly chick-lit book at its best, offering four cleverly interwoven stories unfolding over breakfast every Thursday at eight.
You are offered the stories of four very different women: Clare has just...more
In Southern California, four women, who met at a journal-writing class, now meet each Thursday for breakfast - four very different women with one thing in common: they are friends.
Clare Craig's husband left her and their two sons about a year ago for a 20-year old. Clare is just trying to live well and put the anger and hatred behind her. Learning a secret about her husband changes everything.
Liz Kenyon, a 57-year old hospital administrator, is alone on New Year's Eve for the first time. Her hus...more
Clare Craig's husband left her and their two sons about a year ago for a 20-year old. Clare is just trying to live well and put the anger and hatred behind her. Learning a secret about her husband changes everything.
Liz Kenyon, a 57-year old hospital administrator, is alone on New Year's Eve for the first time. Her hus...more
Clare Craig, Elizabeth Kenyon, Karen Curtis, and Julia Murchison become fast friends while taking a journal writing class and after the class ends they start meeting for breakfast each Thursday at 8:00. They are unlikely friends: Clare is still bitter and angry after her divorce; Liz is a successful hospital administrator who still mourns the loss of her husband but is beginning to realize life goes on; Karen, the youngest of the group, yearns to become an actress against the wishes of her famil...more
This is Debbie Macomber at her finest. Meet Julia, Karen, Liz and Claire - four very different women facing very different problems. They meet at a writing class but continue meeting up every Thursday morning at eight. Julia is a happy mother-of-two who has just opened her own knitting shop. What could go wrong? An unexpected, and unwanted pregnancy. Karen is in her twenties and has been pursuing an acting career for as long as she can remember. But her mother does not approve. In Karen's opinio...more
A very good read--and very pleased to see knitting characters :). I felt the story was heartwarming and moving at times, especially with Clare and Michael's storyline. I'm starting to really like Debbie Macomber and how she tells the characters' stories, and lets us get to know them. A nice escape for me, and I think if I'm ever at a loss for a book out of town, I wouldn't hesitate to pick up a Debbie Macomber title! Very classy lady.
Favorite quotes from this book:
"He grinned. 'Ah, yes, this bre...more
Favorite quotes from this book:
"He grinned. 'Ah, yes, this bre...more
Thursday, 8:00 a.m.
Mocha moments, breakfast club!
Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast — and to talk, to share the truths they’ve discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.
Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She’s driven by anger and revenge — until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to question her own actions. Force...more
Mocha moments, breakfast club!
Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast — and to talk, to share the truths they’ve discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.
Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She’s driven by anger and revenge — until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to question her own actions. Force...more
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OMG this is my second "favorite" written by Debbie Macomber. This would make a great television series sort of like Army Wives (sans the military angle) or ThirtySomething. Or maybe even a prime time soap opera (think Knotts Landing). We have four women who meet up every Thursday on the bonds of a very strong friendship. All four of them have something dramatic or traumatic going on in their lives and facing dilemmas. All four of them try to help each other out without stepping...more
OMG this is my second "favorite" written by Debbie Macomber. This would make a great television series sort of like Army Wives (sans the military angle) or ThirtySomething. Or maybe even a prime time soap opera (think Knotts Landing). We have four women who meet up every Thursday on the bonds of a very strong friendship. All four of them have something dramatic or traumatic going on in their lives and facing dilemmas. All four of them try to help each other out without stepping...more
Book: I have read her books before and thought they had been ok. I started this book, one that was given to me, and was shocked that not at any time did she describe the physical characteristics of her characters. I know one of the four main characters had short brown hair and one was younger than the others, that was all. That was very odd and it took me until maybe 3/4 of the way through the book to get past it. I still don't really know where the story took place, what city. I like a lot of d...more
I haven't read many books by Debbie Macomber but I thought the book was a good summer read and quick for me. I borrowed it from a friend while I was stayationing at my sister's.
The book ends on New Year's Day as 4 women individually chose a word that will motivate them thru the upcoming year. The book is written in sections as each woman tells about her day or so. The 4 women became friends during a journal writing class and they decided to meet at a coffee shop on Thursdays at eight to keep up...more
The book ends on New Year's Day as 4 women individually chose a word that will motivate them thru the upcoming year. The book is written in sections as each woman tells about her day or so. The 4 women became friends during a journal writing class and they decided to meet at a coffee shop on Thursdays at eight to keep up...more
Four women meet in a journal-writing class and become friends. After the class ends, they continue meeting every week to visit and keep up on what the others are doing.
Clare is recovering from a horrible divorce. Liz is widowed and her kids just moved far away. Karen is aspiring to be an actress and is dealing with a disapproving mother. Julia is happily married with two teens and her own business when she discovers she is pregnant.
Nothing very thought provoking or memorable, but a nice easy-go...more
Clare is recovering from a horrible divorce. Liz is widowed and her kids just moved far away. Karen is aspiring to be an actress and is dealing with a disapproving mother. Julia is happily married with two teens and her own business when she discovers she is pregnant.
Nothing very thought provoking or memorable, but a nice easy-go...more
I enjoyed this Debbie Macomber novel. This novel is about 4 women who have started meeting for breakfast every Thursday at 8. The novel tells their stories and each person has their own set of unique difficulties that they try to overcome and their friendship helps out often.
I wanted more from the ending like maybe a note a few years later. It ended up leaving me wanting to know more what happened to all of these characters. I don't believe there is a sequel so I wanted more finality or "happil...more
I wanted more from the ending like maybe a note a few years later. It ended up leaving me wanting to know more what happened to all of these characters. I don't believe there is a sequel so I wanted more finality or "happil...more
As readers we are all burdened with bad book recommendations. The moment someone discovers you are a book-lover they instantly assume you enjoy the same books they do.
I know you ALL have experienced this. Friends, family, neighbors will recommend a book to you and then hound you until you have read it. "Did you read that book yet?" "did you, did you, did you??" Now, most of the time, as human beings we try to spare the feelings of the recommender by not screaming "No! I would never waste valuea...more
I know you ALL have experienced this. Friends, family, neighbors will recommend a book to you and then hound you until you have read it. "Did you read that book yet?" "did you, did you, did you??" Now, most of the time, as human beings we try to spare the feelings of the recommender by not screaming "No! I would never waste valuea...more
Mar 30, 2013
Eddy Allen
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction-and-westerns
Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She's driven by anger and revenge—until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to question her own actions. Forces her to look deep inside for the forgiveness she's rejected…and the person she used to be.
Elizabeth is a widow, in her late fifties, a successful professional. A woman who's determined not to waste another second of her life. And if that life should include romantic possibilities—well, why not?
Karen...more
Elizabeth is a widow, in her late fifties, a successful professional. A woman who's determined not to waste another second of her life. And if that life should include romantic possibilities—well, why not?
Karen...more
THURSDAYS AT EIGHT is heart warming, sweet, and just wonderful! I want to be the characters' friend! Macomber writes with such great humor, heart and grace. Four friends meet for breakfast and coffee every Thursday and share their lives with each other, their struggles, accomplishments, and the inner workings of their minds. This is wonderfully sentimental and genuine as we watch their individual growth from the encouragement from each other. This is brilliant, insightful and most endearing!
I read this book on our way back from Seattle WA The story of this diverse foursome creates a lot of empathy. You can feel Clare's rage when her husband leaves her for a younger model. At first she tries to retaliate and is successful but ends up being a real christian when his girl friend decides to leave. Not a doormat but a christian. Julia is another brave example of a christian when things don't turn out her way while Elizabeth and Karen live up to their own agenda.
Thursdays At Eight by Debbie Macomber is a clean version of Sex in the City, minus the glamour and fashion of course. How this fits into my macabre or classic list of books to read truly surprises me. Perhaps I was in the mood for something "light" to read. Nevertheless, it is a quaint story of four friends of different ages and lifestyles that have four unique experiences that brings their friendship closer.
Silly Note: Why doesn't anyone ever order the Grand Slam for breakfast anymore?!? Durn...more
Silly Note: Why doesn't anyone ever order the Grand Slam for breakfast anymore?!? Durn...more
This was a chick-lit book. Four women that meet weekly for breakfast and 'chat'. I saw a little of "me" in each person. I was amazed how much the lives changed in the course of a year. The 'ups' and 'downs' are what makes us what we are today. They each wrote in a journal. I have always wanted to do that. I also would love to know a few women that I could meet on a regular bases, to talk things over with. Cheaper than a shrink, and I would get coffee and food. How great would that be?!?!?!
At first the format seemed too choppy, but by the end of the book, I was really looking forward to each reading each woman's dairy and then hearing about what was going on right then. The four women meet weekly at Thursdays at Eight to share breakfast and their lives. Each has a problem arise and each has a chance to solve it, in the process, learning more about herself. The women and their situations seem real, so it was a delightful read.
This was a really good book about 4 women with different stories to tell.
I found myself relating to each woman in different ways.
I loved the twists and turns, never knowing what was going to happen next.
I also liked the way it was written, in a diary form then the normal script.
This is the 2nd Debbie Macomber book I have read along with Old Boyfriends and have enjoyed them both. I will definitely look out for more of her books.
I found myself relating to each woman in different ways.
I loved the twists and turns, never knowing what was going to happen next.
I also liked the way it was written, in a diary form then the normal script.
This is the 2nd Debbie Macomber book I have read along with Old Boyfriends and have enjoyed them both. I will definitely look out for more of her books.
A wonderful story about 4 women who meet at a journaling class and become the most unlikely of friends. They all come from different areas of town, different ages of their lives, but each are able to help the other because of that. They continue their friendship after the class and meet Thursdays at Eight at a coffee shop. They soon become wonderful friends offering lots of support, encouragement, and laughter.
Mar 15, 2009
Lisa Clark
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Good book and an easy read for me. I know she is a popular writer, but what made me read this book is that I lived in Olalla and I attended the Port Orchard book club. She lived in Port Orchard before she became a novelist. I always thought that was cool. Jean the librarian who lead the book group told us a little bit about her. She was suppose to come by once for a book signing, but it fell through.
I never know how to classify this type of book. It's not a romance, but at least one of the characters falls in love. It's realistic fiction with strong female characters, but I'm not sure it's "women's fiction". At any rate, it was a book that I enjoyed and would recommend. I hadn't read anything else by Macomber, but I'm going to make sure that she's an author on my "would like to read more" list.
The story of four very different women: their trials, triumphs, heartbreaks, and successes. They met in a journal writing class and after the class ended, continued meeting weekly for breakfast to talk about their lives. A good portion of the book is told in each woman's journal entries. I found I could relate to portions of each of the women's lives. The story felt real and flowed well.
What a delightful story. This is about 4 women that meet at a journal class and decide to continue to meet for breakfast every Thursday at 8am. They each pick a word that means something to them for the year and to journal about their journey. They become a big support group for each other. I especially enjoyed the relationships as they were forming and the support they gave one another! This was a really nice read for the summer!
I could hardly put this book down. It tells the story of four very different women at different stages of life and how they became friends and learned from each other over breakfast every Thursday at Eight. The story confirms my feeling that women need other women and we can all find things in common even when we seem very different on the surface. I loved this book.
May 02, 2010
Karschtl
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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woman-ish
Die Idee einer Frühstücksrunde mit meinen besten Freundinnen fand ich ausgesprochen nett, lässt sich in der Realität aufgrund von Familie, Jobs und nicht zuletzt unterschiedlichen Wohnorten nicht umsetzen. Trotzdem war es ganz nett, stattdessen bei den Treffen von Clare, Karen, Liz und Julia dabei zu sein. Wobei die Treffen an sich eher wenig Platz einnehmen, dazwischen kommen die Protagonistinnen auch einzeln zu Wort und wir verfolgen ein knappes Jahr im Leben der 4 Frauen.
Alles in allem wie ge...more
Alles in allem wie ge...more
This was an interesting read for me. I was a little hesitant at first to read, but I found myself drawn in by the characters. All of them were dealing with difficult, but fairly common, problems, which, to me, makes a book more interesting. Even the characters I at first had a hard time identifying with, by the end of the book, I could understand them and sympathize with their difficulties.
I loved the focus on family in this book. Each woman in the book finds how important her family is to her...more
I loved the focus on family in this book. Each woman in the book finds how important her family is to her...more
I started reading this book Friday night ( I read at night whan i get in bed) and i couldn't put it down. I really like this style of writing and these characters. I love it when there are different people at different life-points and ages together in a book. I didn't get to sleep til pretty late because of reading this book. I ended up finishing it last night in bed after just 3 nights. I was actually envious of Julia, the woman who got pregnant! I cannot believe I feel like I would like to be...more
This is a great story of four women that get together every Thursday at 8 for breakfast. They are best friends because of the support they offer each other during difficult trials in their life. Sound familiar my lunch friends? I was truly drawn to each of the characters, maybe because I could relate to those moments that you share with those special friends that really stick with you.
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